aerobars are better for sprinting, and flats are for knowing bad things happen and slowing down isn't as fun as being prepared. I'm sure I'd be injured in a week of using drops.
>>1545909I already do this, I know how to ride my bicycle lol. Thanks but what I'm seeing here makes me sad, these guys could be fucking tearing that shit up if they had 48mm tires, responsive front suspension, polymer suspended seatpost like this, and aerobars. I know this confuses people but I have to repeat myself a lot, aerobars are not for speed or lowering air resistance, they are for remedying lost power transmission by reducing abdominal involvement. I don't want to get into this with someone who doesn't literally own and practice with them for hours a day, it's a different game, and it's actually really kind to your joints. note you're not making two points of connection with two hands, you are making four, hands and elbows. This is important, try it.
I use flats because the roads and traffic force me to the sidewalk constantly, which is another reason for heavy shock absorption. I'm not literally going to remove my front shock ever.
I think this is where people don't accept that urban bikes are not road bikes, and they're not mountain bikes, they're hop a curb at 45 km type bikes.
Compliance is good for tendons which are good for joints, shocks are good for joints.
Carbon fibre's good for little bumps and consistent cracks or pebbles, but you need actual shocks for commuting bad roads.
